North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 381 Was it all in vain again?

In the city, which place has the least number of people at night? Many people may think it is the park, but for New York, the place with the least number of people should be the cemetery area.

Jimmy and Alison's surveillance car followed the taxi to Glendale, Queens. It was very close to the cemetery. If Jimmy had to choose, he would definitely not be happy to live next to the cemetery, but it seems that this place in the United States

Many people don't care, at least the housing prices here are not much lower than those next door.

The taxi stopped, and the person they were following got out of the car. Instead of walking into the nearby building, he continued walking on the sidewalk. Jimmy and the others could no longer follow him by car, so they had to get out of the car and continue to follow.

After Alison got off the car, she and Jimmy walked side by side. At least it looked more normal for the two of them walking like this than one behind the other. Tracking is actually very difficult. You need to have a distance, and at the same time, you can't lose your field of view, and it has to be natural, so as not to let the person in front of you get lost.

People suddenly turn their heads and notice abnormalities, which require training to handle.

Alison is a senior surveillance officer and is no stranger to tracking, while Jimmy studied at the FBI Academy and got good grades. What's even more exaggerated is that when someone turns a corner or the person in front suddenly enters a house, etc.

He didn't have to run over to prevent losing sight like other surveillance personnel. He looked more like a normal passerby.

The person in front looked left and right as he walked, and suddenly turned into the alley next to him. Just as Alison was about to speed up and follow her, Jimmy stretched out his hand and pulled her, "Don't worry." Jimmy had already seen the person entering the alley and stopped.

Instead of walking inside, he stopped at the entrance of the alley.

After waiting for a while, he walked out of the alley and looked to the left and right. There were only two people on the sidewalk, Jimmy and Alison, and there was nothing unusual about them. Only then did he confirm that no one was following him. When Jimmy and the others walked past him, he

Then he turned around and walked into the alley.

Jimmy walked forward for more than ten meters and then turned around. He walked quietly to the entrance of the alley and looked into the alley. Before he could see everything in the alley clearly, two harsh "bang bang" shots were heard first.

Come on, Jimmy ran over quickly. There was a shed not far from the trash can, and the person who just came in was bending down to enter the shed.

"FBI, don't move." Jimmy drew his gun directly. Alison, who was running in next to Jimmy, had stopped and squatted against the wall to reduce her exposure to the outside. This showed that she was experienced.

"FBI, don't move, put down your weapons, and come out slowly." Jimmy took aim while walking forward, because the upper body of the man was already in the shed, and most people couldn't see his arms. Normally, he would hide next to him after shouting.

Aim and wait for him to come out before approaching, but Jimmy has no such problem.

Staring at the arm in the tent, the man bent over and struggled for a while before finally deciding to give up the resistance and said, "Don't shoot, I'll come out."

Jimmy did not relax, because he saw that the man did not put down the gun in his hand, but kept it in his hand. The barrel of the gun was very long, and it must have been equipped with a silencer.

There are no lights in the dim alley. With the diffuse moonlight and the little light scattered by the dim lights on the street, you can see the human form, but don't even think about seeing the appearance.

The gunman slowly retreated, stood up and turned to Jimmy. When he saw Jimmy alone in the alley, he probably thought he still had a chance, so he suddenly raised his hand and pointed the gun at Jimmy.

Jimmy kept watching his movements. When he saw him raising his hand, he immediately fired. At the same time, he moved to the side to avoid the opponent's gun line. "Bang!" The opponent only fired one shot and was knocked down by Jimmy with two shots. Of course, Jimmy did not

Instead of aiming directly at his head, he shot one in the right shoulder and one in the abdomen. This man was the gunman Jimmy had been chasing for so long. Although killing him directly would indeed avenge Seventeen, it would lead to the failure of several previous cases.

Testimony will be very troublesome when closing the case.

The pistol fell to the ground. Although the gunman did not fall to the ground, he grabbed his right shoulder with his good left hand as a reflex and shouted "Ah~~~" at the same time.

"Don't move." Jimmy didn't have any impulse this time and went over to handcuff him. Behind him was Alison who was squatting and observing him. While giving instructions to the gunman, Jimmy slowly aimed at him and moved toward him.

"Alison, come here and help me." Jimmy reached out and grabbed the gunman's hands and twisted them behind him. Alison ran over, took out the handcuffs from Jimmy's back and put them on him. Only then did Jimmy have his hands completely free, and took out the handcuffs.

Put on the disposable gloves in your pocket and conduct a thorough body search of the shooter.

The gunman didn't have many dangerous items on him. He only had a spare magazine, which was of course full of bullets, and a small jump knife in his pants pocket. The blade was a little over 10cm long. However, this was also an illegal knife.

All that's left is a mobile phone, a wallet, a bunch of keys, and some coins. Jimmy found these and put them on the ground. For special times and occasions, there is no other way. Let's deal with them temporarily. There is really no bag to hold them.

The car is not here, and the first aid kit in the equipment bag cannot be used. Jimmy can only let the gunman sit on the ground next to him, while Alison watches him.

Jimmy asked Alison to contact the surveillance vehicle and call an ambulance. Then he went to the shed next to him and gently opened the door curtain. Inside, there was a homeless man lying on the ground. Jimmy did not continue to check because there was a siren from the entrance of the alley.

There are also police lights flashing.

"NYPD, don't move." Two police officers stood at the entrance of the alley, pointing their guns inside and shining the flashlights in their hands.

"FBI, don't shoot. FBI." Jimmy shouted twice before the police walked into the alley.

After going through the standard procedures, checking documents, and confirming what happened, the NYPD police notified the dispatch center and arranged for two more police units to come over so that they could block off the alley to prevent other people from coming.

Jimmy called the FBI's forensics department. Even though it was midnight, there were still people on duty who could come to provide support, but there were not many people, only one person.

Jimmy looked at the dead homeless man and couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded. He wanted to solve the taxi driver's murder case, but now he seemed to have mistaken the wrong target. It seemed that he had accidentally solved Chuck's homeless man's murder case.

Looking at the time, it was already past 1 o'clock in the morning. Jimmy thought for a moment, no, he was so busy, how could he let old man Chuck sleep so easily. He took out his mobile phone and dialed Chuck's number directly.

The ringing sounded for more than ten seconds before Chuck picked up the phone: "Jimmy, what's the matter?"

It didn't sound like there was any anger in his voice. It was a mistake. It seemed that the old man Chuck had a very strong receptive ability. He didn't feel angry even if he was woken up in the middle of the night.

Jimmy: "You have a case, the homeless one."

Chuck: "Say."

Jimmy: "I just caught a gunman. He just shot a homeless man. Now he has gone to the hospital for emergency treatment accompanied by the NYPD."

Chuck: "Anything else?"

Jimmy: "No, I just want to tell you that this person is waiting for me to interrogate him. If he is indeed related to your two cases, you can also participate in it, or directly take the case and handle it."

Chuck: "Got it." After saying that, he hung up the phone. Well, he did seem a little angry. Jimmy chuckled. He was still waiting for the forensic investigators to arrive at the scene, and it seemed that he would be there tonight.

There is no chance to sleep.

By the time the forensics department personnel completed the investigation of the scene and all the evidence had been collected and sorted, Alison and the forensics department personnel returned to the station, while Jimmy went directly to the hospital. The gunman was only shot twice and bled excessively, but he did not

It's not fatal. I checked with the doctor and the operation is over. Currently, under the influence of anesthesia, the gunman is still in a coma, and there is no chance for a simple interrogation.

In the morning, the gunman finally woke up. The nurse called the doctor on duty to check and confirmed that Jimmy was fine. The doctor and nurse left, and Jimmy came to the bedside of the gunman.

Jimmy: "Dave Frank? You're under arrest." After reading the Miranda warning, Dave directly rejected Jimmy's inquiry. He asked a lawyer to be present, otherwise he would not answer any questions.

Hey, it's all thanks to various TV shows and movies. These hapless suspects all know what they're going to do after being arrested.

He said nothing, just wait for the lawyer. And if a lawyer is present, it will be impossible to conduct a simple interrogation in the hospital ward, and he will have to be taken back to the police station.

Different from the previous bombings, that time it was a terrorist attack. Many formalities and processes could be omitted. It was not a big problem. This time it was a murder case, which was a normal security case. Even though serial killers were more scary, they were also normal murder cases.

That's all.

He contacted Chuck again and discussed with him about borrowing two NYPD police officers to serve as guards at the police station. Jimmy waited for them to arrive before leaving the hospital and returning to the FBI office in Federal Plaza.

Jimmy: "Hughes, we caught a murderer last night. He shot a homeless man and was injured by me. He is now in the hospital."

Hughes: "The taxi driver case?"

Jimmy nodded: "It's very possible that I found the person based on the characteristics of the suspect in that case, and monitored the suspected target through the surveillance team. But now I'm a little unsure, because there were two cases of homeless people being arrested by the NYPD some time ago.

The shooting case is similar to the case last night. Although it is not yet certain whether it was done by the same person, it is at least related to a certain extent, or it may be a copycat crime.

Now there is a troublesome thing. The suspect requires a lawyer to be present, otherwise he will not answer questions. I don’t even know his address yet, so I can’t search him or get a search warrant.”

Hughes: "What do you need me to do?"

Jimmy: "I want to arrange for someone to go to the apartment where he comes and go, ask him which room he is in, and then apply for a search warrant. But if we investigate like this, because the suspect does not have any confession, the judge may not sign it. The suspect's current file

There is no record of the address of his apartment in the Bronx."

Hughes thought for a while, "You first need to find a way to get him to admit his residence. I will find a way to search for a warrant."

Jimmy nodded, turned and left.

(End of chapter)